Any of these conditions constitute an animal emergency and should receive immediate veterinary care:
The bottom line is that ANY concern about your pet’s health warrants, at a minimum, a call to your veterinarian.
- Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn’t stop within 5 minutes
- Choking, difficulty breathing or nonstop coughing and gagging
- Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, coughing up blood, or blood in urine
- Inability to urinate or pass feces (stool), or obvious pain associated with urinating or passing stool
- Injuries to your pet’s eye(s)
- You suspect or know your pet has eaten something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc.)
- Seizures and/or staggering
- Fractured bones, severe lameness or inability to move leg(s)
- Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety
- Heat stress or heatstroke
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea – more than 2 episodes in a 24-hour period, or either of these combined with obvious illness or any of the other problems listed here
- Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
- Unconsciousness
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Address
5363 Peters Creek Rd NW
Roanoke, VA 24019
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Contact Info
Phone: 540-563-8575
Email: evsroanoke@gmail.com
Hours: Open 24/7/365!
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